Are you ready to quit? Give in? Give up? The second Friday of January is National Quitters’ Day. Within the first two weeks of the new year, 94% give up on their New Year’s resolutions. Only 6% follow through to completion. So, what do the 6% do that the other 94% do not do?
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale described enthusiasm this way: “Enthusiasm—the priceless quality that makes everything different.” In other words, enthusiasm is the difference maker! We often underestimate the power of enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” It is the difference maker in your job, your marriage, your spiritual walk, and […]
Those who hunger for their God-given potential are ready to move forward, to make changes, to discover what God has in store for them. They are revolutionaries!
I have shared with you before about how my mindset changed from a 6th-grade flunky to a 4.0 Masters student. I went from thinking I was an average student at best to a student that could excel. When my view of myself changed then so did my actions which changed my results. This change in […]
Never Settle In 1 Thessalonians 4:1, Paul says to the church in Thessalonica; “Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact, you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more” (NIV). Notice how Paul commends them […]
When I was 7 years old, I used to bring home Sunday School material, stand on our hearth in front of the fireplace, and read the material out loud pretending like I was preaching. It was around this time that the minister at my church, Jack Bunch, would let me stand beside him and shake […]
Never settle for something just because it brings instant but temporary gratification. Focus on doing that which will bring you long lasting and more significant gratification.